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Amish Made Cookstoves
Amish tinkerer and machinist Mark Stoll is never satisfied with things the way they are. A lifetime of wood burning experience led him to view old-fashioned cookstoves, with their tiny fireboxes as impractical dinosaurs. Mr. Stoll re-engineered his ranges from the ground up. His Pioneer Maid stove was the first North American cookstove to take advantage of the improved performance that controlled combustion design brings. Today, many other wood cookstoves feature controlled combustion, but Stoll's unconventional ranges are still an exceptional investment.

Controlled Combustion - Precise control of firebox temperatures and extended, overnight burns. Big, fist-sized knobs stay cool to the touch. Easy Loading-Large fireboxes are a Pioneer hallmark. The Maid's is the largest in our catalog. The Baker's Choice is the largest in its price class. Either stove easily handles irregularly shaped or unsplit wood. Easily heats small or average-sized homes.

Amish Farmer Practicality-If you want nostalgic design, world class appearance or a nice finish, this is not your stove. Pioneer ranges are built for function, not form. They are assembled in a farmer's backyard, after all. Like most things on a farm, how it works means much more than how it looks. Customers who buy this stove are usually happy with its performance but often complain about nonaligned seams and rough finishes that may show weld spatter. (For example, the air controls work well but wobble when you turn them.) Tested to UL standards, two-year warranty.

Note: Unlike most stoves, even though they are tested to UL standards, they need floor protection ¾" thick that extends to the front and sides an additional 18"

"We have used our stove for almost 10 years now and love it. We only use it during the winter for heating and cooking and find it more than adequate for both. It is both functional and efficient. While not as decorative as some of the others, I prefer the simple, clean lines and ease of cleaning. I would buy this one again and recommend it without reservation."

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- 8/2/2009

said: Judith

"We have used our Baker's Choice for 10 years now. We use only for winter cooking & heating of our home. I love it when the weather cools enough to light it too…I so enjoy cooking on this stove. People
either think I am crazy or they think it’s the neatest thing they have seen. How do you cook on this?
is a familiar comment. I chuckle at the overview because it is so true..this stove is not for looks. But
it serves the purpose for which we need it. Heating our home foremost & the cooking aspect. We
use a portable, gas, three burner, stove atop our Baker’s Choice during the summer for cooking.
Money was an issue when we purchased it but to do it over again, I would get a prettier stove &
one with a bigger oven & bigger wood box so we would not have to get up in the middle of the
night when its really cold out to add more wood..it banks well for the not so cold nights though."

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